| Parbroath Castle | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Fife |
| Town or city | Near Parbroath farm, Creich |
| Country | Scotland |
Parbroath Castle is a ruined castle which was the former seat of Clan Seton near Parbroath farm, Creich, Fife, Scotland.
Only a portion of a vault standing in a field still exists.[1]
The building was designated a Category C listed building in 1984.[2]
In March 1512 James IV of Scotland granted Parbroath to John Seton and Alexander Seton of Parbroath and his daughter Jonet. The lands had been held by the crown for the previous fifty years.[3]
David Seton of Parbroath was comptroller of the Scottish exchequer for James VI and Chamberlain of Dunfermline for Anne of Denmark in 1590.[4]
- ^ "Parbroath Castle". canmore.rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Parbroath Castle (LB2147)". Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ M. Livingstone, Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1908), pp. 361 no. 2380, 379 no. 2481.
- ^ George Seton, History of the family of Seton during eight centuries, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1896) pp. 881-2